Not sure what to think anymore.

Our doctor put in a request today for my son to get evaluated during his 15 month appt. I'm not shocked obviously, but just a little bummed. Also excited because I just want to know what's going on. So .. last time I posted in here my son was a week shy of being 14 months. Since then he has started doing many many more things.

She wants him evaluated because at 15 months he has no other words than mama and dada (at least I haven't heard any clear words) & also because he is still not pointing, clapping or waving.

That's really it, in the last month he has started:

-playing peek a boo by himself (he had always found it funny before)

- Takes hats off our head and tries to put them on his head and ours.

- Will lift his feet when he's in my lap to put in his pants and has even done it once while standing.

- He has actually started to isolate his index finger, he will point to things in a book (say if were counting and i move his arm to the book, he isolates his finger on his own but I have to move his arm).

- Last friday he pointed to something in a book by himself, he just didnt look up at me when he did it. Didn't do it again until today while we were waiting for the doctor to come in, he pointed to something in his book twice and tapped his finger over it a few times.

- Started to stack blocks. He plays with a lot of toys the way they're supposed to be played with.

- He smiles so big and goes right to the door when his grandparents or dad walks in the house (I don't get this, I guess mommys aren't that special lol)

- He has always been a big babbler but within the last week or two it's changed. Constant babbling and lots of new sounds, like he's speaking in sentences but just not our kind of words.

- Today in the waiting room a little boy a bit bigger than him walked by him and caught LO's eye, he looked right at him with a big smile and then chased after him.

- He will share his food with me, he lifts the food into the air and holds it there until I take a bite or tell him Thank you but thats your food, you eat it

- Since last time I posted I started to ask him to do things so when I ask him to go get me a book, he will go look through his books, pick one out and bring it to me. Also understands come here & I think sit down. He will stand on his chair and look at me and smile because he knows he's not supposed to. I tell him to sit down and he just laughs until I keep repeating myself and sometimes actually listens and sits.

- He definitely knows what no is and loves to test us. Example: he likes pressing the button on the cable box. He will walk to it but also looking at us to see if were watching him and smiles.

- He got some toy cars for christmas and yesterday I was showing him how to get them to move and he was doing the same.

- When we stick our tongue out, he sticks his out. Imitates other things. He got music instruments for Christmas. We used the sticks to drum on a drum, he did the same.

- I was crying this past weekend and he came up to me and gave me "lovies" looked at me like "mom whats wrong?"

- When he is on the couch, he will sit .. turn around and go down the couch safely. He can do the same on the stairs. He also can climb up the stairs. He's starting to be able to run too, it's so cute. Every night before bath time we play this chasing game. Dad or I will run out of our bedroom, into his, he chases us .. stands at the door and gently peeks in because he knows were going to pop out and say "boo, I'm going to get you!" and he excitedly turns around and laughs and runs back into our room as we "chase" him.

I honestly cannot wait until he get's evaluated. This has been weighing on me and I just don't want to have to guess anymore.

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Sounds like the only delay is the pointing. Speech sounds on track. How does ...

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12/28/2017

Sounds like the only delay is the pointing. Speech sounds on track.

How does he do on the ASQ for his age?

The doctor said he should have 3 more words along with mama and dada. My friend has a daughter who is two months older than my son and also has only mama and dada as words and they did not refer her for any evaluation. So I assume the pointing is really why. Not sure about the ASQ.

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"The first step off your high horse is going to be a bitch honey .. tuck and roll."

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